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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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